Boys' name · peaked in 1996
Collin name popularity since 1925
81,727 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Collin (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Collin is about 24 years old in 2026. Collin peaked in 1996 as the #115 name for boys, and it ranked #493 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,727
- Named Collin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #493
- for boys in 2025 (613 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 525 girls · 81,202 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.93× its national share
Peak year is the year Collin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Collin births per year, 1925–2025
1996 was the biggest year for Collin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Collin became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 2,250 baby boys to 1 in 871.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 1,390 to 1 in 2,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Collin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Collin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Collin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 94 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 149 | #1,597 |
| 1940s | 0 | 405 | #1,087 |
| 1950s | 0 | 488 | #1,079 |
| 1960s | 35 | 848 | #827 |
| 1970s | 44 | 2,018 | #576 |
| 1980s | 117 | 6,132 | #333 |
| 1990s | 105 | 23,753 | #141 |
| 2000s | 78 | 27,831 | #145 |
| 2010s | 92 | 15,610 | #261 |
| 2020–25 | 54 | 3,874 | #493 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
53.6% of babies named Collin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Collin is most popular
The index compares Collin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Collin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.93× | 1,302 |
| Wisconsin | 1.62× | 2,529 |
| Louisiana | 1.40× | 1,988 |
| Iowa | 1.38× | 1,382 |
| Nebraska | 1.38× | 763 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Collin and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Collin (this page) | 81,202 | 1996 |
| Colin | 133,134 | 2004 |
| Kollin | 2,777 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Collin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Collin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Collin (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data